by TurkeyPurge | Oct 3, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
The Grand National Assembly of Turkey (TBMM) stripped pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (HDP) Siirt deputy Besime Konca of her parliamentary status on Tuesday. Konca was convicted of making propaganda on behalf of a terrorist organization and sentenced to 2.5...
by TurkeyPurge | Sep 8, 2017 | Int'l Reactions
Torture has re-emerged in Turkish prisons amid the fallout from the last year’s abortive coup, however international response has remained weak so far, according to the Economist magazine. In an article on Sept 7, Economist underlined that torture have become...
by TurkeyPurge | Aug 29, 2017 | Today in Crackdown
At least 408 Turkish citizens claimed asylum in Switzerland in the aftermath of the July 15, 2016 coup attempt, according to Reuters. In response to a parliamentary inquiry, Swiss State Secretariat for Migration 408 Turkish citizens sought asylum since the July coup...
Turkish mob boss: Erdogan gov’t asked me to murder American pastor Andrew Brunson
Turkey jails mother of imprisoned military cadet
Turkish President calls on parliament to pass laws banning social media platforms
Purge-victim Turkish professor dies of cancer at 54
9 international human rights groups call on Turkish gov’t to release political prisoners in face of COVID-19 outbreak
U.S. House Committee Chair calls on Turkish President Erdogan to release purge-victim prisoners in face of COVID-19 outbreak
Counter-terrorism units raid house of Adana family over “financial aid” to purge-victim families
3 more opposition deputies stripped of parliamentary status in Turkey: report
Turkish woman says she was tortured with acid in police custody: report
First inmate dies from COVID-19 complications at İstanbul’s Silivri Prison: report